The Circle (album)
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Publication |
October 30, 2009 |
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| Label (s) | Island Records | ||||
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CD |
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Title (number) |
12 |
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52:39 |
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The Circle (english The circle ) is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi . It was published in Germany on October 30, 2009 and reached high chart positions internationally.
Emergence
For 2009 the band initially only planned to release a second compilation, but when the musicians had recorded enough new material, this compilation was finally postponed to 2010, so that initially a full studio album was released with The Circle , before Greatest the following year Hits a compilation of up to four unreleased songs came out.
The first single from the album was We Weren't Born to Follow and was first played on the radio on August 17, 2009. In a Rolling Stone interview, Richie Sambora described the album as a "return to rock and roll".
The Circle was also released separately in a limited deluxe edition, which also includes a DVD with the documentary When We Were Beautiful . It is also the first Bon Jovi album since New Jersey (1988) to be released in selected countries without additional bonus tracks. Jon Bon Jovi explained this with the fact that only one or two finished songs did not appear on The Circle and that they should eventually be used on the following greatest hits album.
Track list
- We Weren't Born to Follow (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) - 4:03
- When We Were Beautiful (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Billy Falcon) - 5:18
- Work for the Working Man (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Darrell Brown) - 4:04
- Superman Tonight (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Billy Falcon) - 5:12
- Bullet (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) - 3:50
- Thorn in My Side (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) - 4:05
- Live Before You Die (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) - 4:17
- Brokenpromiseland (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, John Shanks, Desmond Child) - 4:57
- Love's the Only Rule (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, John Shanks) - 4:38
- Fast Cars (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child) - 4:16
- Happy Now (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child) - 3:16
- Learn to Love (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child) - 4:39
Special Edition bonus tracks
On May 21, 2010, the album was released in a tonally revised version, which also includes the following live recordings that were made during the The Circle tour:
- We Weren't Born to Follow (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) - 4:02 (Live)
- When We Were Beautiful (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Billy Falcon) - 5:21 (Live)
- Superman Tonight (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Billy Falcon) - 5:24 (Live)
- Love's the Only Rule (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, John Shanks) - 8:59 (Live)
reception
criticism
The album sold well worldwide in the first week and was not a commercial flop, but it could not meet the high sales expectations. The reviews were also rather average. Nigel Britto of the Times of India described the album as a “return to tradition” that “will please the old fans”. Billboard.com gave 79 out of 100 points for the "return to the roots"; Metacritic.com , on the other hand, only gave 52 out of 100 points based on 10 reviews. Boris Kaiser from Rock Hard magazine only awarded six out of ten points and said: “If Bon Jovi were German, they would probably go on an election tour with the SPD every now and then . The Circle comes from 40-room villas, but it sounds incredibly provincial: With almost every song you think of small-town festivals, corner pubs, beer and bratwurst, bouncy castles, Sunday shopping - Castrop-Rauxel instead of Prenzlauer Berg. In its ostensible uncoolness, that is actually pleasant at first glance, but on closer inspection it also has a slippery uncle between Roland Kaiser and Pur . In terms of songwriting ties The Circle despite the real fun-making Born to Be My Baby -Gedächtnissingle We Weren't Born to Follow , and other rumors, quite directly to Have a Nice Day and Lost Highway to: Apart from outbreaks, is the eleventh Receipt- Jovi album is neither "real" hard rock nor serious Springsteen homage (like the magnum opus New Jersey ), but still just pleasant background sound with a few occasional hook line heights - and therefore more a must than a freestyle. "
Chart successes
album
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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 Germany (GfK)
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1 (19 weeks) | 19th |
 Austria (Ö3)
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2 (17 weeks) | 17th |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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1 (16 weeks) | 16 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
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2 (11 weeks) | 11 |
 United States (Billboard)
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1 (26 weeks) | 26th |
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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 Australia (ARIA)
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 gold
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35,000 |
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Germany (BVMI)
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gold
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100,000 |
 Japan (RIAJ)
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gold
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100,000 |
 Canada (MC)
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 platinum
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80,000 |
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Switzerland (IFPI)
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gold
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15,000 |
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United States (RIAA)
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gold
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500,000 |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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gold
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100,000 |
| All in all |
6 × gold 1 × platinum |
930,000 |
Main article: Bon Jovi / Music Sales Awards
Singles
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| 2009 | We Weren't Born to Follow The Circle |
DE6 (11 weeks) DE |
AT4 (18 weeks) AT |
CH14 (12 weeks) CH |
UK25 (3 weeks) UK |
US68 (4 weeks) US |
First published: August 31, 2009
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| 2010 | Superman Tonight The Circle |
DE26 (6 weeks) DE |
AT44 (1 week) AT |
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First published: January 25, 2010
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